Photo Proof Tacoma Looks Damn Good at Night
June 13, 2018After the sun sets, and long after most of us are resting at home, photographer Danny Crelling is out on the streets. In part, because that’s the time he can eke out away from his day job and three young children, and in part because Tacoma by night is really fucking beautiful. Take a look…
Here’s What Tacoma Looks Like to the Students of Mt. Tahoma High School
June 10, 2018Tacoma has a population of roughly 200,000. That means roughly 200,000 different opinions of what this city actually looks like and the view of a high school student is unique among those. When Peter Johnson, founder of Detective Media and a Mt. Tahoma teacher, asked me if I’d be interested in partnering with some of…
Tacoma As a Stage: Yogini Lauren Scolari
May 30, 2018Browse through Instagram pics of Tacoma and you might just find Lauren Scolari in an impossible pose on Owen Beach. Impressed by this local “yogini” and body artist, we asked Lauren to head downtown to collaborate on images using some of our city’s iconic landmarks as a backdrop. Lauren transplanted to Tacoma from Texas five…
Tacoma and the Sea: Photos From the Life You Didn’t Know You Were Missing
May 23, 2018When was the last time you got in the water around Tacoma? I don’t mean a ferry ride to Vashon Island, I mean leaving the shoreline with a paddle in your hand or, better yet, with nothing but your own body. For most of us, it’s either been a long time or it’s never actually…
Chalk Art, McKinley Hill, & a Little Known Genetic Disorder
May 2, 2018Head over to Top of Tacoma and just outside you’ll find a message of love. We recently passed by on a drizzly day to find a vibrant work-in-progress being chalked on the sidewalk. No artist was to be found. An hour and a few beers later we returned to find Henry Barbosa knelt over his…